 On December 26 and 27, a conference organized by Kater and attended by 33 delegates from 43 local unions took place in Berlin.The delegates reflected upon the difficult times during the war and proudly noted that the FVdG was the only trade union which did not have to adjust its program to the new political conditions because it had remained loyal to its anti-state and internationalist principles.The delegates reaffirmed their rejection of parliamentarianism and refused to participate in the National Assembly.